'Voice,' 'Talent' easily top shows of night

According to preliminary nationals from Nielsen, “America’s Got Talent” easily led Tuesday’s 8 o’clock hour (3.2 rating/11 share in adults 18-49, 12.0 million viewers overall), as did “The Voice” from 9 to 11 (4.3/12 in 18-49, 11.8 million viewers overall) – though both shows dipped a bit week to week. “The Voice” again figures to stand as the week’s No. 1 program in 18-49.

At ABC, “Wipeout” (1.7/6 in 18-49, 5.3 million viewers overall) was followed by the series premiere of “101 Ways to Leave a Game Show” (1.9/5 in 18-49, 5.5 million viewers overall), which performed credibly opposite “The Voice” and grew in its second half-hour. Closing out the night was the debut of scripted drama “Combat Hospital,” which posted a sluggish 1.2/3 in 18-49 while drawing 5.3 million viewers overall.

Fox was competitive in demos with “MasterChef” (1.8/6 in 18-49, 4.1 million viewers overall), which was followed by low-rated repeats of “Raising Hope” (1.2/3 in 18-49, 2.6 million viewers overall at 8 p.m. and 1.0/3 in 18-49, 2.3 million viewers overall at 8:30).